Chicago students petition to shorten the class day — and end homework — during remote learning, citing headaches, stress and too much screen time

CHICAGO – After a month of remote learning, Idalia Rizvic was getting headaches, feeling stressed and struggling to finish her schoolwork early enough to hang out with her family before bedtime. So last week, the eighth grader at Boone Elementary in West Rogers Park in Chicago started an online petition to shorten the virtual school day. “Covid has been a stressful time for all, and online …